Scientific Components Corp

Scientific Components Corp, doing business as Mini-Circuits, is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation and RF, IF, and microwave component manufacturer headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, that competes as a prime contractor (71% of recent awards) and subcontractor on defense and federal civilian procurement, selling specialized electronic components across the frequency spectrum from direct current to 86 gigahertz. The company does not hold SBA set-aside certifications and competes in full-and-open federal procurement.

Mini-Circuits' federal customer base concentrates on defense and research agencies. The top five funding entities by award count account for 40% of awards, led by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Communications Electronics Command (44 awards, $114 thousand combined potential value), the Department of the Navy Office of Naval Research (23 awards, $266 thousand combined potential value), and the Department of the Army (21 awards, $429 thousand combined potential value). The potential-value ranking shifts slightly toward naval programs and research: the Department of the Navy Office of Naval Research, the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center ($213 thousand across five awards), and the Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command anchor 60% of combined potential value. Mini-Circuits has performed work for 54 distinct federal agencies, reflecting broad federal procurement exposure.

Representative prime work spans RF, IF, and microwave component procurement across multiple service branches. Recent prime purchase orders include a $43.160 million sole-source Naval Sea Systems Command award in July 2023 for eight Model SSG-15G-RC 15 gigahertz synthesized signal generators; a $14.248 million May 2023 Naval Sea Systems Command purchase order for power dividers rated 0.5–40 gigahertz at 20 watts; and a $15.618 million June 2024 Marine Corps firm fixed-price purchase order for high-power amplifiers. Additional prime work includes $13.602 thousand for various radio components (Department of Defense, August 2025), $13.036 thousand in adapters for Naval Sea Systems Command (September 2025), and $7.348 thousand for RF and microwave components from the Smithsonian Institution (December 2022). The company also holds positions on the Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract (9 task orders), Indefinite Delivery Contract SPRWA124D0008 (5 task orders), and the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Small Business vehicle (3 task orders).

Mini-Circuits maintains deep subcontract relationships with major defense primes across missile, radar, and communications systems. The company supplies RF, IF, and microwave components to Lockheed Martin (largest sub prime, with recurring orders for PAC-3 missile production filters, attenuators, power splitters, THAAD interceptor components, advanced radar threat systems, and B-1B DSU amplifiers), Raytheon Company (LTAMDS filters, AMRAAM multiplexers, Taiwan surveillance radar program components, and TOW missile mixers), L3Harris Technologies (counter communications systems amplifiers, RF/IF switches, and shipboard communications systems), Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (AN/ALQ-251 electronic warfare systems), and Thales Defense & Security (Combat Net Radio program components). Additional sub primes include General Dynamics Mission Systems (Space Development Agency Tranche 1 operations), Leidos (wide area surveillance), and The Aerospace Corporation (NASA-wide specialized engineering services). Work performed through Torch Technologies and Southwest Research Institute includes Army aviation and missile simulations and DARPA broadband amplifier projects.

Recent activity shows sustained demand. Awards per year grew from 10 in 2022 to 15 in 2023 and 53 in 2024, with 22 awards in 2025 and 3 awards year-to-date in 2026. However, the combined potential value across 303 total awards stands at $2.1 million against obligated dollars of $17.6 million, indicating that the source reflects recent transactional activity (primarily small-dollar purchase orders rather than large indefinite contracts) and that Mini-Circuits' federal footprint consists primarily of high-frequency component procurement with unit values in the thousands of dollars rather than program-level awards. The company has served federal customers continuously since 1983. Mini-Circuits' capability portfolio concentrates on Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (102 awards), Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (21 awards), and radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing (18 awards); component-level procurement aligns with PSC categories for antennas and waveguides (39 awards), miscellaneous communication equipment (31 awards), miscellaneous electrical and electronic components (26 awards), and amplifiers (24 awards).